What color is #9CAEBD?

#9CAEBD is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CAEBD?

The RGB value is 156, 174, 189: 156 red, 174 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CAEBD?

The complementary color is #BDAB9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CAEBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CAEBD color

#9CAEBD rgb(156, 174, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CAEBD is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 68.2% green and 74.1% blue (156, 174, 189).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 20% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Time (#9FAFBD), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.2:1).

#9CAEBD color codes

HEX	`#9CAEBD`
RGB	`rgb(156, 174, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 68.2%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 20%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 17%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 8%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.19, -3.05, -9.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.19, 10.23, 252.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.029, 41.013, 54.047)`
Decimal	`10268349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CAEBD, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9CAEBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CAEBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9CAEBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9caebd; }
.text { color: #9caebd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9caebd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 174 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9caebd, #9c9ebd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #9CAEBD?: #9CAEBD is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CAEBD?: The RGB value is 156, 174, 189: 156 red, 174 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CAEBD?: The complementary color is #BDAB9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CAEBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.